Electrical exercising device.



A. QUINONES.- ELECTRICAL EXERCISING DEVICE.

' APPLICATLON man MAR.24. 1911.

1,253,885. Patented Jan.15,191&

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

firm neg A. QUINONES.

ELECTRICAL EXERCISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR; 24,, 1911.

1 ,25 8,885. Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- y ado I 42/770065 attozwmq Be it'knvfi iQvwe racitizen of theltep ublio "of Salvador, and resid nt o New] leans; i he Pr l o Orleans andfState of Lou s; nawhave invented fcei't aiin newj anduseful Improveirie'nts in Electrical Exercising Devices, ofwhichthefol'lowingis 'specification.

JT iSi JlY QH r a .te z' e ci gepp ratus the has more" especialreference to an improvedelectrical exelfQising device] J The iiiventithas for? its dominant obj ect to provide a weight exercising device, whch, when operated, will charge the body 'ofi the user with electriccurrent, thus-,provid ng means in addition, to. the pulling of theweight" for stimulating and develo in the mu cles- .i a Another an"equaily inrpprtant 'Ob ect f the invention ;is toji'provide the weight"with novel electricity genrating means, whereby,

the sai'n'e whenbperated, williprbduce the electricity for chargingthe-body of the user, the S2lid*geIlB1iltl lIg"Ifieil-I1s being arrangedto allow operation thereof at times and topreveritroperati'bn theieof atother times.

"Among "other "aims and obj ects of the invention'may bercited, the provsion of'a device of the character. mentioned. with a view-1m'compactne'ss;"and in which' tlie number'of parts'aie vlfe'w,"theconstruction. simple, the cost of-prod11ction small, andefliciency andoperation lfigh. l v

(fther Fand f ."rther improvements and novehdet'ails "in 1 the oconstruction "i'and yarrangement of parts "will be-appreciated from thedescription t'o'fo1loW, which for a clear understanding of the 1invention should" be considered in conhectibhwith the-accompanyingc'lrawings forming part thereof and :wherein the preferred embodiment ofthednvention' is shown for' the purpose of illustration.

."In'the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a perspective of my exercising device in operation; 7

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

"Fig. 3 is transverse section the-re through; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the generator in inoperative position;

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more specifically to the several Y figures of tj-the'saiddrawings, there lsproyided an angle pla-teof"bracket designated 1whichjbraeket has secured there-to through the medium of screweyes orthelike-,the upper extremitiesof%ropcs 2, the lower extremitiesoffii'hicilryare connected to flooringofthe building in which the de-.ylce s arranged-by means of screw. eyes A plurality fof spacedpl-illeys-ejare arranged upon -the vertical qi'iortion "of the anglefbra diet 1 for a purpose which will be subsequently obvious. rTo thewall of the building -aidjacentf-t-he 'ropefQ-there is secured a seco nd-angleplate 5 having-a plurality of openings therein, certain of "whichreceive theropesQ-theret-hrou-gh.

The weight comprises a substantially rectangular receptacle "indicatedby the numeraYG *liav'ing a hinged cover 7 *thereon, which cover may beheld iir'its' closed-position bygtheu'sual liaspan'd staple connection.Vertically} alin'ed' openingsare formedwit-hin the bottom and closi'ireof-the 'I'e'ceptacle whereby o the ropes 2- ma y :i pass through thesame, whilethrough *the. bottom" thereof-a rubbenpull 8 is securedthrough the niediun'i ofa screw eye ,9, the lower extremity of'thesaidpul-l being connected to the "flooring of thefroom-asat 10. It is ofcourse obvious that various-devices may-be substituted "in lieu of'therubber pulhsuch as contractile coiled springs or the like. Other screweyes 11- are engaged with the hinged closure 7 of the receptacle-- andhave'secured thereto 'thehdja'c'e'rit extrein it'iesof ropeg 12 passingdownwa rd] y from "the pulleys 4 about which they: are-arranged. Handholds '13 formed of-n'ietal are connected to*thefree"extremities of theropes 12 and serveias'mea ns for facilitating i'engagement therewithwhereby to cause raising and lowering of-the receptacle 6 whenpiflled.

A support 14 is hingedlyrinouhted :within the receptacle Gas'at 15- andis pivotally "'engaged by a hook 116' extending through" the closure {7;thereof, thus, ""afiordin'g means whereby the support may be readilyraised orlowered. To'secure the support in --'its raised position, aslidable stop 17 having a hooked extremity is passed through one sideWall of the receptacle and is adapted to be moved outwardly beneath aportion of the said support. To the lower face of the support 14, adynamo 18 is fixedly secured and has mounted upon the extremity of itsarmature shaft a pulley 19, while upon the upper and lower sides of thesaid pulley, other pnlleys designated 20 are arranged and are car riedby suitable brackets 21 secured in a suitable manner to one slde wall ofthe rethe metal handholds 13.

In operation, when it is desired to employ the electricity generating.means of my improved exercising device, the dynamo support it is swunginto its uppermost position as shown in the Fig. 2- whereupon it islocked by means of the stop 17. In this position, the adjacent guideropes 2 will be caused to assumea tortuous course thereabout through themedium of pulleys 20 arranged upon the upper and lower sides thereof andas a consequence, upon upward or downward movement of the receptacle dueto the pulling of .the ropes 12 will cause rotation of the dynamoarmature shaft and hence, will generate electricity which will bedelivered into the induction coil 22and from there in its transformedstate discharged into the body of the user whose hands are engaged withthe hand holds 13. Should it be desired to operate theexercising devicewithout the electricity generating means, the stop 17 is disengaged fromthe dynamo support 14 whereupon the said dynamo will swing to a positionshown in the Fig. l, the pulley l9 disengaging the guide ropes 2 andpermit ting the same to pass idly over the pulleys 20. Obviously, whenin normal position, the

receptacle 6 rests upon the angle brackets 5 and when pulled upwardlywill be moved against the tension of the rubber pull 8, thereby,offering suiiicient resistance to cause the stimulating and developingof the muscles of a user. v

If desired, weights of a suitable nature may be arranged within orsecured to the receptacle 6, such as conditions or preference maydictate.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable .of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claimsalconsider within? the spirit of my invention. i i

I claim:

1. In an exercising device, the combination with a receptacle movableover fixed ways and having hand holds connected thereto, of electricitygenerating means in said-receptacle, means on the generating meansengageable with certain of said fixed ways, and means connected to thegenerating means for transforming theelectricity and conducting it tothe hand holds.

2. In anexercising device-,-'--the combination with areceptacle movableover fixed ways and having hand holds connected there to, of electricitygenerating means movably mounted in said receptacle and engageable withcertain of the fixed ways at times, means for maintaining the generatingmeans in engagement with the fixed ways, and means connected to thegenerating means for transforming the electricity 'and conducting it tothe hand holds.

3. Iii-an exercising device, the combination with a receptacle movableover a plurality of guide ropes and having pull ropes and hand holdsconnected thereto, of a support hingedly mounted in said receptacle, adynamo secured to said support and having a pulley mounted on thearmature shaft thereof, said pulley being engageable at times with oneof the guide ropes, and means connected to the dynamo for transformingthe current and conducting the same to the hand holds. Y

4-. In an exercising device, the combination with a receptacle movableover :a plurality of guide ropes and having pull ropes and hand holdsconnected thereto, of a support hingedly mounted in the receptacle, adynamo secured to said support, means engaged with the support forraising-the same, other means engageable with the support formaintaining the same in raised position, a plurality of pulleys mountedin the re ceptacle and arranged in spaced superposed relation,theIarmature shaft of the dynamo extending between said pulleys andhaving a pulley mounted thereon, said pulleys being engageable with oneof the guide ropes,

and means connected to the dynamo for transforming the electricity andconducting the same to the hand holds.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

ALFREDO QUINONES.

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